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Zephaniah definition

Zepha·niah (zef′ə nī′ə)

noun

  1. a Hebrew prophet of the 7th cent.
  2. the book of his prophecies: abbrev. Zep, Zeph, or Zp

Etymology: Heb tsefanya, lit., the Lord has hidden < tsafan, to hide + ya, God

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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